The Uttermost Farthing

Marie Adelaïde Lowndes, née Belloc (August 5, 1868 – November 14, 1947), was a prolific English novelist. Active from 1904 until her death, she had a literary reputation for combining exciting incident with psychological interest. Her most famous novel, The Lodger (1913), based on the Jack the Ripper murders, has been adapted for the screen five different times.